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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1988

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THE BUS LANE WILL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE KERBSIDE LANES CHB KUNG MIU ROAD SOUTHBOUND FROM CHUI TIN STREET TO HUNG MUI KUK ROAD, AND HUNG MUI KUK ROAD BASTBOUND FROM CHE KUNG MIU ROAD TO CHUNG PAK ROAD.

"HOWEVER, THE HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED, PENDING THE COMPLETION OF ROAD WIDENING WORK SCHEDULED IN JUNE THIS YEAR,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

"THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE BUS LANE WILL REMAIN THE SAME, FROM 7.30 AM TO 9 AM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, HE ADDED.

THE BUS LANE WAS INTRODUCED IN MAY LAST YEAR ON THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD BETWEEN THE TUNNEL'S TOLL PLAZA AND WORLD-WIDE GARDENS.

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"THE NEW EXTENSION AIMS AT FURTHER IMPROVING THE OPERATION BUSES TRAVELLING VIA THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TO KOWLOON,

|| THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHOW THAT DURING PEAK HOURS, OVER 300 BUSES MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING BUS LANE EACH HOUR, AND THEIR JOURNEY TIME HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ABOUT 1.5 MINUTES.

"IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TWO NEW SECTIONS OF BUS LANES WILL BRING ABOUT A FURTHER REDUCTION OF THREE TO FOUR MINUTES IN BUS JOURNEY TIME.'

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THE EXTENSION OF THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT WILL BE ON A TRIAL BASIS, WITH THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING ITS IMPACT ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON THE TUNNEL APPROACH ROADS IN BOTH SHA TIN AND KOWLOON.

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DURING THE TRIAL, SPECIAL TRAFFIC MEASURES WILL BE ADOPTED BETWEEN 7.15 AM AND 7.50 AM AT THE JUNCTION OF WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND WITH THE SLIP ROAD LEADING FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WESTBOUND.

IN THE FIRST WEEK, FROM MARCH 21 TO 25, TRAFFIC CONES WILL BE PLACED ON THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF WATERLOO ROAD ΤΟ GIVE VEHICLES COMING FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WESTBOUND AN EXCLUSIVE LANE.

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IN THE SECOND WEEK, FROM MARCH 28 TO 31, TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ERECTED AT THAT JUNCTION WILL START ΤΟ OPERATE, THUS IMPROVING THE FLOW OF VEHICLES FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.

"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE TWO METHODS IN IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW AT THAT JUNCTION WILL BE EVALUATED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A NEW 550-METRE STRETCH OF LANE MARKING WILL BE INTRODUCED PERMANENTLY ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EAST OF THE WATERLOO ROAD FLYOVER TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM LANE JUMPING THE QUEUE INTO THE WATERLOO ROAD SLIP ROAD.

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WESTBOUND THE OUTER

PROHIBITED TRAFFIC

'AS A RESULT, VEHICLES ON THE OUTER LANE WILL BE FROM CUTTING INTO THE CENTRAL LANE, THUS ENSURING SMOOTHER FLOW," HE EXPLAINED.

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